Movies Reviews
Netflicks
While I do think that Netflicks is onto something with the art of doing dvd renting via the mail, I also think that in order for someone to really take advantage of the service completely, you have to sign up for their most expensive program offer. Of course, …
Sexy Beast movie
This ‘Sexy Beast’ movie was recommended to me by a friend who usually has good taste in films. He was right, I really loved it. Gangster films are not usually my thing but I thought this film was really special and can only partially be classed as …
The Purge: Anarchy (horror movie)
With the movie “The Purge” and its original concept that I liked, I knew that I most definitely had to and see its sequel “The Purge: Anarchy”. However, it was a matter of making the decision to see it in the cinema or on Blu-ray, because I didn’t think that …
Bringing Down The House (2003)
Queen Latifah and funny man Steve Martin come together to try and bring the house down for their viewing audience and guess what? They did a wonderful job, I have no complaints about this movie for two very important reasons 1. it stars very believable characters and 2. it …
State of Play movie
I was expecting State of Play to follow a common story line for movies about political intrigue, but I was riveted to the screen for most of this movie. While some of the plot twists were predictable, the final one near the end was unexpected. I also dislike the …
The Brat Pack
Some of my favorite actors of all time were from the so-called “Brat Pack” of the ’80s. There is some debate on which actors are actually considered part of the Brat Pack. The undisputed ones are of course Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelsom, Andrea McCarthy, Anthony Michael Hall, …
Dorothy Mills movie
I am a big fan of horror movies, but not gore. Most movies with tons of gore seem to use it as a substitute for plot or character development. When I find a movie that is genuinely creepy without resorting to gore or cheap scares, I take notice.
Dorothy …
RomeoXJuliet Episode 3
RomeoXJuliet Episode 3 begins with Juliet in the cemetery, and Conrad giving her the family sword. All the retainers swear their allegiance to her and she remembers the night her parents were killed, which causes her to faint from shock. She talks to Cordelia and later Conrad …
The Shawshank Redemption
Can Hollywood, typically creating things for amusement purposes only, create art? To make something of this nature, a chief must come up to it in a most detailed manner, because of the flimsiness of the process. Such an intimidating task requires an tremendously capable artist with an indisputable managerial …
Song of the Gringo movie
Song of the Gringo from 1936 is actually Tex Ritter’s first movie role. He does a decent job as he enters the rank of the singing cowboy, which ruled the era in many ways. Being his first picture, he doesn’t have a sidekick and poor White Flash, …
Wet 2 Straight Remington Hot Iron
My hair is unfortunately very untamable at times. That is, until I was given a hot iron by my sister that has worked wonderfully on my hair without causing any damage or dryness. The Wet 2 Straight hot iron from Remington is a product that any boy or girl …
Movie “The Mist”
I adore a movie that leaves me shaking. Any film that you watch and walk away with mentally disturbed by the plot and not because they went with a cheap method of offending you is a real gem. Lots of movies go ahead and kill off the …
Proof
I normally like movies Anthony Hopkins has a role in. Unfortunately, the movie Proof didn’t have enough of him to make it any good.
Hopkins plays a former math genius who is battling senility but the movie centers around his daughter (Gwenneth Paltrow) who has to cope with not only …
From Hell Movie
Poor Alan Moore. He created some of the most visionary graphic novels to ever see print and the film adaptations almost always disappoint. LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN went from adventure satire to an X-MEN clone. V FOR VENDETTA went from chilling vision of the future to pushing political themes …
Movie : Faster (2010)
Faster is an edgy thriller starring Dwayne Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton and Oliver Jackson-Cohen as three men on a collision course. Dwayne Johnson plays Driver, a convict who has recently been paroled. He leaves prison with one goal in mind- to hunt down and kill the men responsible …
Discovering the real world of Harry Potter
I felt a little silly when I first began to read the harry Potter books. These are books for children I told myself so why did I find it so entertaining. I’ve read other books for children since I became an adult of course, but those had already moved …
127 Hours (2010 film)
2010 was the year of survival films. The best one was the Slumdog Millionaire’ award winning director’s following film, based on the actual, tragic and yet unevenly proud and awe-inspiring story of Aaron Ralston.
The protagonist is a passionate, courageous and dangerously reckless climber who has broken …
The AmityVille Horror (2005)
I think The AmityVille Horror remake that was done in 2005 was pretty good. I mean most of the movie was just great and it scared the hell out of me. Now I think the best thing about the movie is that it shows you a lot of things that …
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
When my family rented the film from our local Hastings a couple of weeks ago, I had no idea what this “Sweeney Todd” character entailed. Indeed, the name sounded more of the same banal comedic drudgery that plagues the genre. My initial suspicions were proved utterly superficial when I …
Marie Antoinette (2006)
I always support the movie with female director and that’s why I was attracted to see this movie when the first time I know that Sofia Coppola has a new movie about Marie Antoinette.
As the beginning, I just want you to know that I love the trailer of this …
Movie: “Europa Europa” (1990)
“Europa Europa” from Central Cinema Company is a 1990 movie in German, Russian, Polish, and Hebrew. It was filmed in color on locations in Poland and lasts 112 minutes. I turned on the English subtitles and was able to fool myself that I understood the German portions.
The movie “Europa …
Indecent Proposal (1993)
Indecent Proposal, directed by Adrian Lyne is rated R by the motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was April 7, 1993 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Drama/Romance and stars Robert Redford as John Gage, Demi Moore as Diana Murphy, Woody …
Air Force One movie
Harrison Ford starred as the President of the United States in Air Force One, a 1997 action thriller. The picture was full of fine performers: Glenn Close, Paul Guilfoyle, William H. Macy, Dean Stockwell, and Gary Oldman, just to name a few. It was high on adventure …
Batman Begins
Batman Begins is the second best comic book movie ever made; surpassed only by its sequel, The Dark Knight. This is a bold statement to make considering how many comic movies that have been made including all the Spider-Mans, Fantastic Four, and the older Batman movies. I …
Transporter 2 DVD
Its not to often that a sequel is better than the original movie but I think the Transporter 2 has acheived this. The movie has amazing special effects, exciting action and even a good storyline.
This film is highly enjoyable and looks beautiful its helped by being set in …
The Fourth Kind
I almost did not watch this movie. The beginning was so slow, I all most fell asleep. About the time I was going to take it out and try a different one, it got interesting. I am not a real believer of alien from other worlds visiting us or …
Quartet (film)
The film is set in an eloquent retirement facility in Britain. The facility is a niche facility since it caters to musicians who are retired. That said the theme of the film evolves around two sub-themes of sorts. One sub-theme is about prior Operatic performers who …
Baby Einstein movie
I’m not sure who came up with the Baby Einstein series on DVD but I am very glad that they did. These videos are a god-send for parents of toddlers everywhere.
My 2-year-old will watch movies but, like most kids her age, doesn’t sit too long before she’s moving on …
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind stars Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet. I love Kate Winslet, and enjoy her movies so much. Jim Carrey is always the funny guy but in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind you will see a different side of him. Eternal Sunshine of the …
Movie Kicking and Screaming
Kicking and Screaming with Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, and Mike Ditka.
I would never watch a movie about kids playing soccer. I do not like kids and I do not like soccer. So why did I give it a shot? Two reasons - …
Contagion Movie (2011)
After seeing the Contagion movie, the best word I have to describe is it disturbing. But for a moment movie this is not necessarily a bad thing. The most important thing for a movie is to make you feel and to make you care about what happens to the …
I am Legend movie
Frankly speaking my expectations were higher from this film of Will Smith, but this one really disappointed me. The story goes like this:
It is New York city, in 2012, completely devastated and ruined by an incurable disease three years ago, and Robert is the only one who somehow survived …
Sherrybaby (R, 2006)
For months I have been passing over the movie “Sherrybaby”—”thinking that it was just going to be fluffy sentimental crud that some indie films dish out. Boy was I wrong. The story is hinged on a woman who has been in jail for a few years. …
The Other Boleyn Girl Movie
I love classic movies that features corsets and castles and horses, and knowing this was a truly inspired story made me watch this, I was excited to see Natalie Portman portray the infamous Anne Boleyn and Scarlett Johansson as her sister. In this movie, Eric Bana as the King, …
Mrs. Doubtfire
A lovable, but irresponsible father of three finds himself torn away from his three kids after a messy divorce. Desperate to see them more the occasional Saturday granted by the judge, Daniel (Robin Williams) goes to extreme lengths, donning the convincing disguise of an elderly Scottish woman, getting the …
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)ia an action film from director Sam Raimi and is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for stylized violence.
Spider-Man 2, the next installment in the series, takes place since Two years have passed, and the mild-mannered Peter Parker faces new problems as he struggles with “the gift and …
Do The Right Thing movie
This is a film by the talented Spike Lee and in my opinion his best film to date. A film about rascism and prejudice, how the true nature of these issues actually looks like. Spike Lee doesn’t choose his side here. All fractions of a society in america are …
Motion Picture “Trick or Treat”
The movie Trick or Treat is different than most horror movies I have seen. Usually there is one killer or perhaps a pair of killers going around killing people in a movie. This movie has several plots going at once and you are waiting to see how they …
Peter Pan movie
The classic fairytale by Barry in a new version. The most famous films on the story would be Disney’s classic animation and Spielberg’s Hook. This new version follows the same path as those two films and doesn’t really break any new ground, not even visually. For those of us …
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999)
Deuce was a simple guy with a simple job; he went to work to clean the pool and the fish tanks and was very good at what he does. But all that changed the day he went to the home of a gigolo to clean his fish tank, which …
The Grudge 2
The Grudge 2 is a sequel to The Grudge or as I say a very lame sequel to the Grudge. They overplayed the grudge lady to much and went into her passed. And instead of being a poor woman that was murdered by her husband it turned out that …
The Thrill of It All movie
This is another of my very top favorite Doris Day films, and it co-stars James Garner. These two make a great film pair, and I wish they’d done more than this movie and Move Over, Darling.
In this flick, Day stars as Beverly Boyer, happy housewife and mother. …
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg movie
A french musical by Jacques Demy, that is part of the french new wave movement of the 1960s. The dialogue is completely sung in this film, that is a love story about two young people and their passionate desire for each other. For different reasons they are separated and …
Billy Madison Movie
I just saw the movie Billy Madison again after the longest time. This is one of my Adam Sandler movie favorites because I like slapstick comedy and this has a nice storyline.
This movie is about Billy Madison (Adam Sandler) who is an heir to the big company that …
Movie The Scorpion King
An action-filled romp, this prequel to “The Mummy 2” tells the tale of an ancient time when the evil King Memnon is sending his troops across vast lands to conquer all neighboring armies and peoples. King Memnon is not only securing his victories through the prowess of his …
“Mrs. Brown” (1997)
“Mrs. Brown” is a 1997 BBC Scotland production about Queen Victoria and John Brown, a trusted servant of the Queen’s late husband, Prince Albert. The 103-minute, English, color movie was filmed on location at Ardverikie estate in the Scottish Highlands, Duns Castle in Scotland, and Bedfordshire, England.
The …
Hoodlum (1997)
The movie Hoodlum was released in 1997. It has a strong cast consisting of Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Andy Garcia, Vanessa Williams, and Cicely Tyson. The story is set in Harlem in the 1930’s during the depression. As we all know the depression was a hard time for families …
Lars and the Real Girl (PG-13, 2007) movie
I skipped this film in theaters because I wasn’t sure that I could sit through two hours of watching people pretend that a Real Doll (sex doll) was really the girlfriend of a local man. I realized upon watching this movie that I was right in my decision …
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